More States Move Forward With CBD-Only Measures, But Will They Help Patients?
Lawmakers approved legislation authorizing the physician-supervised use of varieties of cannabis high in the non-psychotropic cannabinoid cannabidiol (CBD).
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Oklahomans for Health Files Ballot Initiative for Medical Marijuana
Today, Oklahomans for Health submitted an application for petition, which proposes to add a question to the November ballot asking whether or not Oklahomans should legalize medical marijuana
Tennessee: Lawmakers Approve Measures Reclassifying Hemp as an Agricultural Commodity
State lawmakers have signed off on legislation to reclassify and regulate industrial hemp, it now goes to Republican Gov. Bill Haslam for his signature.
Feds Seize San Francisco Medical Marijuana Club
Shambhala Healing Center, a San Francisco medical marijuana dispensary told a federal judge that the U.S. government may have bamboozled it in a forfeiture order against its landlord.
Rhode Island Report: Taxing Marijuana Could Generate Tens of Millions in Revenue
A report by OpenDoors estimates the Marijuana Regulation, Control, and Taxation Act will generate between $21.5 to $82 million in annual tax revenue.
District Council Introduces Bill to Expand Condition List for Qualifying Medical Marijuana Patients
The DC Council introduced a bill that would lift restrictions on physicians currently preventing them from recommending medical marijuana.
Medical Marijuana Update (2014.04.09)
Here's the latest major medical marijuana news around the United States from the past week, as of April 9, 2014.
Smarter Sentencing Act Picks Up More GOP Cosponsors
The Smarter Sentencing Act (House Resolution 3382/Senate Bill 1410) now has 26 cosponsors, including 10 Republicans. The Senate version of the bill...
This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories (2014.04.08)
Here's the latest news on corrupt cops and law enforcement around the United States from the past week, as of April 8, 2014:
Study: Enactment of Medical Cannabis Laws Not Associated With Higher Crime Rates
Enactment of medicinal cannabis laws do not equate a rise in crime and may even reduce violent crime, according to a study published in the journal PLoS ONE
Maine House and Senate to Vote on Putting Marijuana Legalization Before State Voters
Recently, Gov. LePage introduced a bill, LD 1811, that would address many of the hard-drug addiction issues Maine faces, while putting marijuana legalization on the ballot before Maine voters.
Maryland House Votes to Decriminalize Marijuana in Surprise Turnaround
Maryland House of Delegates approved an amended version of the decriminalization bill, 78-55, calling for civil fines for possessing less than 10 grams.
City Ban on Pot Gardens Upheld in Wash. State
Medical marijuana is still illegal in Washington state, an appeals court ruled as it upheld the City of Kent's ban on medical marijuana collective gardens.
WebMD Poll: Medical Community Backs Legalizing Cannabis
About 70 percent of physicians admit to therapeutic qualities of cannabis; over half say it should also be legal for non-medical use, says WebMD /Medscape.
Here’s the Weed Ad That May Come to Times Square
The ad for the medical marijuana-reviewing site Weedmaps, was supposed to begin playing on a Times Square video billboard Tuesday.
Pew Poll: Three-Quarters of US Adults Say That Marijuana Legalization Is Inevitable
A Pew Research Center poll shows Seventy-five percent of Americans believe that the sale and use of cannabis will eventually be legal.
Guatemalan President Will Present Plan to Legalize Marijuana, Opium Production
Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina said Wednesday his country could present a plan before year's end to legalize the production of marijuana and opium poppies.
Maryland House Judiciary Committee Kills Decriminalization Bills
The two bills, SB 364 and HB 880 would have respectively decriminalized the possession of small amounts of marijuana and regulated marijuana like alcohol.